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18 U.S.C. 3041: Power of courts and magistrates

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-465. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 916g, 18 U.S.C. 3042, 18 U.S.C. 3141, 18 U.S.C. 3156, 26 U.S.C. 5557.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1984

    • Pub. L. 98–473 substituted "determining, pursuant to the provisions of section 3142 of this title, whether to detain or conditionally release the prisoner prior to trial" for "determining to hold the prisoner for trial".

    1968

    • Pub. L. 90–578 substituted "United States magistrate" and "magistrate" for "United States commissioner" and "commissioner", respectively.

    1966

    • Pub. L. 89–465 substituted "or released as provided in chapter 207 of this title" for "or bailed".

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.